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BILLINGS, Mont. — U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders told supporters in Montana Wednesday that he faces a "steep climb" to close Hillary Clinton's lead in the Democratic presidential primary, but still has a chance to get more voter-backed delegates than his rival.

Fresh off a victory in West Virginia, Sanders gave no indication he's backing down as the race enters its final weeks. Clinton's lead is based largely on backing from unpledged "super-delegates" — Democratic party insiders not bound by the popular vote.

BILLINGS, Mont.— The oil and gas industry on Thursday challenged in federal court drilling restrictions imposed by the Obama administration to protect a struggling bird that ranges across 11 Western states.

The Western Energy Alliance and North Dakota Petroleum Council said they would ask a U.S. District judge in North Dakota to block sweeping land use plans for the region adopted in September by the Interior Department.

BILLINGS, Mont. — Former President Bill Clinton is scheduled to visit Billings next week in support of the Democratic presidential campaign of his wife, Hillary Clinton.

The Billings Gazette reports that the former president will speak in Billings on May 20. The campaign says he will discuss why Hillary Clinton "is the best candidate to break down all the barriers holding families back." More details about the event will be released at a later date.

BISMARCK, N.D. — The oil-producing region of North Dakota and Montana leaks 275,000 tons of methane annually, a significant amount of the greenhouse gas but less than previously believed, a study released Wednesday said.

HELENA, Mont. — Montana Gov. Steve Bullock convened a meeting at the state Capitol Wednesday with three Colstrip executives, as the debate over the coal-fired power plant plays out in his re-election campaign.

Competing forces — union jobs and clean energy — have turned Colstrip into a potentially potent issue in the governor's race. His meeting with the executives was a clear attempt to assert his leadership on the matter. But in the end, the future of the plant remained just as uncertain.

The winning ticket was sold at B&H Casino in Belgrade and the winning number was 094857. The ticket expires on June 18.

A $5,000 Mega Millions prize from the Jan. 12 drawing also has gone unclaimed. The numbers drawn were: 15, 27, 29, 31, 48 and the Mega Ball was 15. The winning ticket, which would have matched four of the numbers and the Mega Ball, was purchased at Town Pump in Cut Bank.

HELENA, Mont. — The Montana Supreme Court has barred state officials from reporting the immigration status of people seeking state services, striking down the last piece of a voter-approved law meant to deter people who are in the U.S. illegally from living and working in Montana.

The court's unanimous decision on Tuesday upholds a Helena judge's 2014 ruling in a lawsuit that the law denying unemployment benefits, university enrollment and other services to people who arrived in the country illegally was unconstitutional.